[vip_students] Re: Braille Blazer Support!
- From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx>
- To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 20:53:53 +0100
Are his initials N J, Eleanor? If he's the one, whose bname you and I will
know, I know that he still pops up on UK blindness lists now and then. It's
almost a truism that - present company excepted - many of the nicer tech
support folks tend to move 'on to pastures new', once they see that their
ideas and input are no longer having the dynamic effect on their company
that they once did!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 8:30 PM
Subject: [vip_students] Re: Braille Blazer Support!
Indeed Tony you are quite right that the Braille Blazer is not supported any
more but there must be users out there who are quite compitent with it. I
know someone who is brilliant but sadly for me and indeed I am sure for
others requiring Tech Support he is no longer working for the company. What
a waste. This gentleman has gone on to a new venture for himself with a new
company I T related but I do not know how to contact him. Maybe he might be
on that list. Depends on his interest and if he is prepared to give
consultation voluntarily. He is blind but he is brilliant with I T. Such is
life. This is not to say that Paul Traynor is not brilliant too but this
man to whom I refer worked for Microsoft before going blind and then worked
in I T for the blind after that. The world of the blind can be relatively
small but never have I come across him only in his capacity as Tech Support.
You know how it is, you know someone who knows someone but as I say haven't
a clue where he is now.
Eleanor
----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tony Sweeney" <tonysweeney1@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 8:16 PM
Subject: [vip_students] Re: Braille Blazer Support!
> Eleanor,
>
> Do I remember you enquiring about the Braille Blazer!
>
> I am reliably informed that it is no more!!
>
> You or anyone else for that matter won't get tech support for it from
Blazie
> or any other company.
>
> Sorry to be appearing so blunt about it!
>
> I wrote you off list with the subscription address of the list, for
hardware
> & software discussion & queries, access- UK
> of Freelists fame!
>
> It is a highly trafficked list but I'm sure that someone could assist you
> there if you put your query clearly and succinctly to them {as you do}!
>
> Tony. -- Original Message -----
> From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 7:49 PM
> Subject: [vip_students] Re: Jaws dongle!
>
>
> > Tony this is very interesting indeed. Now I know of Sight and Sound
> > Technologies but interestingly I had always thought of Blazie
Engineering
> > who are representatives for Freedom Scientific being the main suppliers
of
> > Jaws. I contacted them, Blazie re the Braille Blazer, a Freedom
> Scientific
> > product only to learn of Sight and Sound also selling Jaws. I will have
> to
> > contact Sight and Sound re this Dongle. I only got to know of the
Dongle
> > through the guy at Blazie. Never made an inquiry about the price so I
> have
> > that shock to come yet. That was great infkormation Paul passed on to
> me/us
> > this morning.
> >
> > Eleanor
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tony Sweeney" <tonysweeney1@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 4:57 PM
> > Subject: [vip_students] Re: Jaws dongle!
> >
> >
> > > Hi Eleanor,
> > >
> > > I am going to be saving the list a bit of time now as I will too I
> expect
> > be
> > > acquiring Jaws 9 and will file Paul's very good email for future
> > reference!
> > >
> > > I understand you to be living in the UK so the best people to contact
re
> > > your query is Sight & Sound and ask for technical support.
> > >
> > > You could ask for William or the other gentleman whose name I have
> > forgotten
> > > now [smile]
> > >
> > > They are the suppliers for the UK!
> > >
> > > For all intents and purposes, part of FS.
> > >
> > > You will get their number from directory enquiries.
> > >
> > > I got their number from Dublin directories without knowing where in
the
> > UK
> > > S & S lived!
> > >
> > > Tony.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 1:23 PM
> > > Subject: [vip_students] Re: Jaws dongle!
> > >
> > >
> > > > Paul this is fantastic information. I do have the full liscence.
> Your
> > > > information is superb and if I get the dongle then I am up and away.
> I
> > > > appreciate what you are saying re Admin permissions etc but it would
> be
> > > good
> > > > on family or fiends PCs where they would not mind. Even here I have
> my
> > > > nephew and if I am showing him something just to plug in to his
laptop
> > > would
> > > > be good. Now the thorny question is the cost. Do you have any idea
> of
> > > > that?
> > > >
> > > > Thank you again for your good wishes re Pedro. Much appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Look forward to more on Jaws dongle.
> > > >
> > > > Eleanor
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Paul Traynor" <paul.traynor@xxxxxxx>
> > > > To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 12:58 PM
> > > > Subject: [vip_students] Jaws dongle!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi Eleanor,
> > > > >
> > > > > In order to use the jaws dongle, you have to have a full license
of
> > jaws
> > > > > which I think you have already. When you go to purchase the jaws
> > dongle
> > > > you
> > > > > submit your authorization code to whomever it is that you re
> > purchasing
> > > it
> > > > > from. You can then download a portable version of the jaws 9
> software
> > > and
> > > > > put it onto a pen drive and along with the dongle which also looks
> > like
> > > a
> > > > > small pen drive you can have jaws on any computer you are working
on
> > for
> > > > the
> > > > > duration of your work. However you will also need to take down a
> piece
> > > of
> > > > > software called "FSVideoIntercept.exe" this is very important and
> gets
> > > > > installed first as it links the jaws portable software with the
> video
> > > card
> > > > > of the computer you are working on. You would have to have either
> > > sighted
> > > > > help to install this or use the built in speech on windows XP
called
> > > > > "narrator" which is very basic but should be enough to help you
> > install
> > > > > this file. It takes about 2 minutes or so to install it and if you
> are
> > > > > working on a computer in a network like in a university etc then
you
> > > need
> > > > > full admin rights to that computer given by an administrator.
> > > > > After installing the video intercept software, you need to reboot
> the
> > > > > computer and now with your pen drive plugged in along with the
> dongle
> > > also
> > > > > plugged into an extra USB port you can summon up the jaws portable
> > > version
> > > > > like as follows:
> > > > >
> > > > > 1. Go to the start menu and arrow down to run. Press enter key and
> > type
> > > in
> > > > > the following.
> > > > >
> > > > > X:\jaws9
> > > > > Then press enter.
> > > > >
> > > > > Note:X: is the drive letter that the jaws 9 portable version is
> > > installed
> > > > > onto so it would most likely be on your computer, "e:\jaws9"
> > > > >
> > > > > Here in Ireland if you already have a version of jaws like jaws 7
> > > upwards
> > > > > then you can purchase I think the dongle jaws for about 70 euros.
> > > > >
> > > > > Paul.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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